Shigeki Maeda, Executive Vice President at Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) recently stated Japan is set to recruit about two lakh IT professionals from India as well as issue green cards to settle down in Japan and support the country's IT infrastructure.
He said, “Currently there are around 9,20,000 IT professionals in the country and there is an immediate demand for more than 2,00,000 IT professionals from India which is likely to further swell to 8,00,000 professionals by 2030.”
This is being necessitated due to the advent of rapid technological innovations in the societal needs in country. He asserted that many Japanese companies feel the limitations to conventional “in-house innovation” and hence are looking at “most-advanced IT Technology Capabilities” for which India is the most ideal partner to look out for.”
The Japanese government will also be issuing green cards for highly skilled professionals. Japan has also eased the rules for visa issuance for Indian travellers with effect from January 1, 2018 and under which the applicants do not require to submit their employment certificate and letters of explanation for multiple-entry visas as well as the number of documents to be submitted has been reduced to three. In case if a person has travelled to Japan twice in one year, the documents will be reduced further to two only i.e. just their passport and the visa application form.
